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Monte-CarloFierté et dignité
Elgar, Dvořák
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo; Cornelius Meister; Frank Peter Zimmermann
StuttgartDie Walküre
Wagner: Die Walküre
Cornelius Meister; Yvonne Gebauer; Staatsoper Stuttgart; Yashi; Urs Schönebaum; Staatsorchester Stuttgart; Ulla von Brandenburg
StuttgartDas Rheingold
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Cornelius Meister; Stephan Kimmig; Staatsoper Stuttgart; Katja Haß; Anja Rabes; Gerrit Jurda; Staatsorchester Stuttgart
StuttgartSiegfriedNew production
Wagner: Siegfried
Cornelius Meister; Jossi Wieler; Staatsoper Stuttgart; Anna Viebrock; Dieter Billino; Staatsorchester Stuttgart
StuttgartGötterdämmerungNew production
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Cornelius Meister; Marco Štorman; Staatsoper Stuttgart; Demian Wohler; Sara Schwartz; Kai Luczak; Staatsorchester Stuttgart
ToulouseA romantic passionWorld premiere
Campo, Schumann, Brahms
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse; Cornelius Meister; David Fray
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CologneMusic in Dialogue: Isabell Werth and WDR Symphony Orchestra
Dvořák, Ginastera, Beethoven
WDR Symphony Orchestra; Cornelius Meister; Unknown; Emily Hoile
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Season finale: a disappointing ending to Bayreuth's Götterdämmerung
Despite many perceptive details, Bayreuth's new Ring culminates in a rather damp squib of an ending.
Drunk on ambition: Siegfried takes us deeper into a forest of ideas
Will Siegfried get his girl? Will she turn out to be his sister? And has the ultimate prize already got into the wrong hands? More posers from Bayreuth's intriguing new Ring.
From birth to death: Die Walküre gets some interesting plot twists
The plot thickens as "episode two" of Bayreuth's new Ring muddies the waters of Siegfried’s paternity and Wotan comes to regret his actions.
Family saga: Bayreuth's new Rheingold presents a story of today
The Bayreuth Festival's new Ring gets off to a promising start with a tautly directed Rheingold, but will we find out what it all means?
Vienna's “Lohengrin in Lederhosen” redeemed by musical performances
The performance of Wagner’s Lohengrin transcends Andreas Homoki's curious staging, redeemed by vocal and orchestral performances that shine in their nuanced artistry.
Heavenly Mussorgsky from Japan's Newspaper Orchestra
One of Japan’s leading orchestras, the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, turned in performances of two warhorses as different as night and day. In between came a revelation in the form of a young cellist destined for greatness.